Experience Lodges
Our flagship offering, Eleven Experience Lodges are full-service travel experiences set in one-of- a-kind locations with world-class accommodations.
Adventure Lodges
Ideally suited for the core adventure enthusiast, Eleven Adventure Lodges are remote hideouts with premium accommodations that offer unparalleled experiences.
HOMES
Privately Owned Residences, Vetted and Approved by Eleven®
Our carefully curated selection of privately owned residences are available for longer term rentals and comply with all local rental regulations. Eleven has coordinated with a select group of third-party private owners to offer this unique collection of properties that are only available as full home rentals. These properties are unstaffed, and do not include additional guided adventures and culinary services. Although, if you are interested in additional services, we would be happy to help coordinate these for you with local experts.
Colorado Angling
We have it all at Taylor River Lodge—a gorgeous remote setting, an incredible variety of water for all ability levels, a range of adventures, and rustic-chic accommodations with fine attention to service and detail. The Gunnison Valley is home to some of the best trout rivers in the country, including the Gunnison River, Taylor River, and East River. Plus, you can chase wild trout and native cutthroat on our many small creeks. We also feature private water options, including our stretch of the Taylor River at the lodge and more than two miles of premium wild trout water on Tomichi Creek.
A letter from your guide
Elliot Manning, Colorado Fishing Manager
Taylor River Lodge is your ideal base camp for single-day to multi-day fishing adventures. From May through October, we offer walk/wade trips, float trips, clinics, and premium multi-day fishing itineraries customized for our guests. Early season means big water, nymphs and streamers, and hungry trout. Once the summer hatches kick in, trout are looking up and feeding on the surface, enter dry fly fishing. By late summer, we get into some great hopper action. As if all of this wasn’t enough, our salmon run is in full swing during September. Fall is a great time to fish in the Gunnison Valley, with golden aspens, bald eagles, kokanee salmon, and big aggressive trout on the move. Whether stalking wild trout in the mountains, matching the summer mayfly hatches, or floating the historic Gunnison River in a drift boat, it’s all about you. Our Eleven guides are committed to making it your best day ever.
What will your trip look like?
We believe your trip should be exactly what you want it to be. That means that no trip is ever the same. From the day we first speak with you, our Experience Team begins planning your dream itinerary. Just learning to fly fish? Our professional guides love to teach beginners on the lodge’s trout pond, and on nearby rivers and lakes. Prefer to float fish? Avid anglers can enjoy 26 miles of the Gunnison River in pursuit of big browns, rainbows, and kokanee salmon. Prefer to hike and wade? A myriad of mountain streams are nearby, where accurate casts with dries or nymphs can produce astounding wild trout.
In addition to our standard walk/wade and float trips, we offer the following premium single-day and multi-day fishing packages:
Learning to Fly – Introduction to fly fishing
Focused exclusively on beginner fly fishers, the emphasis is on instruction—casting, overview on gear, tackle and flies, reading water and methods for catching trout – all on Taylor River Lodge’s private water. Learn More…
HEADWATERS DOWN – UPPER GUNNISON RIVER FLOAT TRIPS
This is a premium fly fishing experience. This trip takes you from Almont down to the reservoir in a top-of-the-line drift boat. Float a different stretch each day or repeat the ones you like best. Learn More…
Small Creek Adventures
Take a day or two to explore small creeks with specialized equipment to stalk native and wild trout in the mountains. Learn More…
Source-Down
Start with a walk and wade adventure up to the source of the Taylor River in Taylor Park, fishing beaver ponds and small creeks (the Upper Taylor). Then, make your way down the watershed to the lower Taylor River and float the Gunnison River on the final day. Learn More…
High Country Lake Adventure
Spend a day or two hiking to high alpine lakes to chase wild trout and native cutthroat. You’ll get great exercise and a unique fishing experience. Learn More…
Match the Hatch
Focus on dry fly fishing and matching the hatch during the peak summer season. Includes identifying insects and their life cycles, fly selection, and presentation techniques. Learn More…
Gunnison Gorge Premium 3-Day Float Trip
If the Gunni Gorge isn’t on your trout bucket list, it should be. This spectacular multi-day float and camping trip winds through massive canyon walls and accesses the famed Gold Medal waters of the Gunnison Gorge. Learn More…
Please note: All fishing packages must be booked in advance and are based on availability.
Getting Here
BY AIR:
The airports that are nearest to Taylor River Lodge (TRL) are as follows:
- Gunnison Regional Airport (GUC), 25 minutes south of TRL
- Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), 90 minutes west of TRL
- Aspen Regional Airport (ASE), 2.5 hours northwest of TRL via Kebler Pass
- Grand Junction Regional Airport (GTJ), 3 hours west of TRL
- Denver International Airport (DEN), 4 hours northeast of TRL
* One roundtrip airport transfer for guests is included for Gunnison and Montrose airports for property buyout stays.
BY GROUND:
Guests are welcome to drive to Taylor River Lodge
- The physical address of Taylor River Lodge is:
10931 County Road 742, Taylor River Canyon, Almont, CO 81210
Taylor River Lodge & Gunnison Gorge Black Canyon Trip
Colorado's premier multi-day wilderness float on the Gold Medal waters of the Gunnison Gorge.
NEW GOLD MEDAL DESIGNATION IN COLORADO
We’re excited to share that Eleven Angling’s beats in Colorado now boast highly coveted Gold Medal designations. 20 miles of the Taylor River and 12.5 miles of the Upper Gunnison recently earned this elite status, which is based on quality and quantity of trout per acre, and reflects serious conservation efforts by Eleven and other local organizations to steward the fishery responsibly. Our guides look forward to showing you the best of it all at Taylor River Lodge.
Additional Angling Adventures
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Almont, Colorado
Headwaters Down
The birth place of the Gunnison River has for centuries beckoned people. We are all drawn to these cold, clear headwaters.
LEARN MOREAlmont, Colorado
Headwaters Down
Almont, Colorado
High Country Lake Adventure
The birth place of the Gunnison River has for centuries beckoned people. We are all drawn to these cold, clear headwaters.
LEARN MOREAlmont, Colorado
High Country Lake Adventure
Almont, Colorado
Source Down
The birth place of the Gunnison River has for centuries beckoned people. We are all drawn to these cold, clear headwaters.
LEARN MOREAlmont, Colorado
Source Down
Almont, Colorado
Small Creek Adventures
The birth place of the Gunnison River has for centuries beckoned people. We are all drawn to these cold, clear headwaters.
LEARN MOREAlmont, Colorado
Small Creek Adventures
Almont, Colorado
Learning to Fly
Learn to fly fish on the secluded Taylor River in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
LEARN MOREAlmont, Colorado
Learning to Fly
Almont, Colorado
Match the Hatch
The hatch is on, and it’s time to join this brief and delicate dance.
LEARN MOREAlmont, Colorado
Match the Hatch
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